Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Opinions 1 My message to Diaspora Jews: Don't become accomplices to Israel's crimes by Amira Hass I tell my audiences exactly what they don't want to hear – and to Jews outside Israel I say: Don't make aliyah. 2 When truth is prohibited: Why Western leaders refuse to call jihadist terror by name by Gadi Taub Academia has undergone an astounding revolution in the last half century: Whole disciplines have replaced their original vocation, the quest for truth, with the diametric opposite - a prohibition on truth. * Haaretz digital subscriptions Subscribe today and pay $1 for the 1st month! advertisement 3 Israel’s extreme right isn’t Jewish, it’s totalitarian by Carlo Strenger Hannah Arendt makes clear the real issue: the hatred of pluralism and an open society – the drive to have a homogeneous society without dissent. 4 Just say it, you want a Palestinian state free of Jews by Moshe Arens This kind of ethnic-cleansing policy would be hard for a representative of the United States to support, so Samantha Power prefers not to be explicit on the subject. 5 Salute the general who dared to break the silence by Gideon Levy Amiram Levin exhibited bravery during his years in the Israeli army, just as he did this weekend when he spoke out in defense of Breaking the Silence. * Gain a family Learn Hebrew today and gain more than a language advertisement 6 The only semi-democracy in the Middle East by Avraham Burg The time has come to fight for the sake of a secular democracy that belongs to all its citizens. 7 Israel's president merits the criticism being thrown at him by Amiel Ungar Reuven Rivlin should not have attended Haaretz's New York confab, which smacked of a government-in-exile arrayed against Israel's legitimate government. 8 Defame, don't engage: The witch hunt against Breaking the Silence by Don Futterman While whistle-blowers are rarely popular, the only malice is coming from those who want to limit Israel’s political discourse. 9 The boy asked if I had a knife, I gave him a hug instead by Saja Abu Fanni I'll never forget the conversation I had with a little boy on a Haifa bus. 10 A mental placeholder for Israeli rage against the occupation by Eran Rolnik Israeli democracy is being shattered by the belief that it is possible to repair Israel's social and economic ills without ending the country's rule over millions of Palestinians.